5 Menu Bar apps that have earned a permanent spot on my Mac in 2026

My Mac’s menu bar is prime real estate, and not every app gets to live there. These five apps made the cut in 2026 and have genuinely improved how I work every day.

Open-ear earbuds are the new headphones for people who want plausible deniability

I like noise-canceling earbuds because the outside world has a way of barging in without permission. A few blocks to the gym shouldn’t require hearing every motorcycle, car horn, or construction drill the city can throw at me. The problem shows up on t…

Blue Origin’s massive New Glenn rocket explodes in a fiery blaze during tests

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is gone, its only launchpad is potentially unsalvageable, and the company has no confirmed timeline for returning to flight.

Copilot gets a redesign and it now wants to do more without being an eyesore

Microsoft is reshaping Copilot to feel like a workspace that adapts to you. The redesign focuses on cleaner design, smarter context, and fewer interruptions while you work.

You should try Marathon before the internet decides for you

Marathon’s Open Play Week is arriving at the right time. So it’s a great time for players to try out Bungie’s stylish extraction shooter for themselves.

Steven Spielberg steps into the final trailer of Disclosure Day to tell you aliens are real

The final trailer for Disclosure Day is here, giving audiences their first proper look at the aliens, and Spielberg himself making a personal case for the existence of extraterrestrial life.

Roids were all the rage at the Enhanced Games
Roids were all the rage at the Enhanced Games

In Las Vegas, the blazing sun beats down on a makeshift Olympic-length pool. Cody Miller stands on the starting block of lane one. His arms are raised in victory. MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This” thumps over the loudspeakers as he rips off his swimming cap, throwing it to the ground. Miller lets out a […]

Prime Video’s Spider-Noir is the bold superhero show that the Spider-Man franchise desperately needs

Spider-Noir review: Nicolas Cage’s hard-boiled Prime Video series proves the Spider-Man franchise doesn’t need Peter Parker to be great.

EXCLUSIVE: Backrooms director and cast break down turning a viral webseries into one of A24’s most unsettling horror films

Kane Parsons, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Renate Reinsve break down how A24’s Backrooms turns the viral liminal horror series into a haunting psychological film about isolation, liminal spaces, and emotional trauma.